Information for Current Students: Writing Competitions

Writing Competitions

All writing competition information is available on the bulletin board outside Warren Hall 206.

Subject: Any paper covering the fields of tort law, insurance law, civil procedure, evidence, or other areas of practical concern to lawyers engaged in the defense or management of the defense of civil litigation.
Deadline for entry is May 17, 2013.
- First Place: $2,000 and plaque
- Second Place: $1,000 and plaque
- Third Place: $500 and plaque
- Honorable Mention: Plaque

Subject: Any paper dealing with employee benefits topics.
Deadline for entry is June 1, 2013.
- Clarin M. Schwartz Memorial Award: $1,500, an invitation to The American College's annual black tie dinner on November 9, 2013 in New Orleans, a plaque, and an employee benefits treatise published by BNA Books.
- Sidney M. Perlstadt Memorial Award: $1,500, an invitation to The American College's annual black tie dinner on November 9, 2013 in New Orleans, a plaque, and an employee benefits treatise published by BNA Books.

Subject: Any paper on a legal issue affecting persons struggling with homelessness, mental illness, addiction, or substance abuse.
Deadline for entry is June 3, 2013.
- First Prize: $750
- Second Prize: $500
- Third Prize: $250

Subject: Any topic of interest to the applicant so long as it reasonably relates to Asian Pacific Americans and the law.
Deadline for entry is June 15, 2013.
- Grand Prize: $1,500 and publication in the UCLA School of Law's Asian Pacific American Law Journal.

Subject: Any paper (trial or appellate argument, memorandum, or case law commentary) on the theme: "Fair Trade: how can we establish rules that are specific and realistic?".
Deadline for entry is June 30, 2013.
- Grand Prize: 1000 Euros, participation in the Union Internationale des Avocats (UIA) annual congress taking place in Macau, China from October 31 to November 4, 2013, including travel costs and accommodations, and a free membership in the UIA for one year.

Subject: Any paper focusing on technical or policy-oriented tax issues relating to any type of existing or proposed U.S. federal or state tax or U.S. federal or state taxation system (including topics relating to tax practice ethical and professional responsibility matters).
Deadline for entry is July 1, 2013.
- First Place: $5,000
- Second Place: $2,500
- Third Place: $1,500

Subject: Any paper that addresses gender and human rights from an international, transnational, or comparative perspective.
Deadline for entry is July 1, 2013.
- Grand Prize: $1,000 and publication on the Bernard and Audre Rapoport Center for Human Rights and Justice website.

Subject: Any paper on the topic of animal law.
Deadline for entry is July 1, 2013.
- First Place: $1,000 and a certificate of achievement
- Second Place: $500 and a certificate of achievement

Subject: Any original, unpublished essay on a topic of your choice addressing the issues of excellence in legal skills, civility, ethics and professionalism.
Deadline for entry is July 15, 2013.
- $5,000 and publication in the South Carolina Law Review.

Subject: A paper in response to the prompt which involves new legal opinions of the landmark case Roe v. Wade.
Deadline for entry is September 20, 2013.
- First Place: $1,000, publication in Human Life Review, and recognition at the Advocates for Life reception in January 2014.
- Second Place: $750 and recognition at the Advocates for Life reception in January 2014.
- Third Place: $500 and recognition at the Advocates for Life reception in January 2014.